Microsoft is shutting down Skype

Microsoft to Shut Down Skype: Farewell to the 'Rotary Phone' of Communications
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the service that once helped put video calling on the map. The company announced on Friday it is retiring Skype in May as part of a broader effort to focus on Microsoft Teams,
Microsoft is shutting down Skype: Here’s how to transition to Teams smoothly
Microsoft is shutting down Skype after nearly two decades. The company revealed in late February that the platform will be discontinued on May 5 2025, meaning there are only a couple of months left until it is finally taken down.
Tech Matters: Goodbye, Skype; hello, Teams — How to make the switch
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype. Skype will remain online until May 5, giving users a limited window to decide: Move to Microsoft Teams or take their chat history and contacts elsewhere. The more time you give yourself to make the switch,
So long, Skype: Microsoft is shutting down the once-popular video call platform
Microsoft said it is shutting down Skype in the next couple of months, replacing it with a free version of Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype after 2 decades
(CNN) - Skype is shutting down after two decades. Microsoft confirmed on social media it is shutting down the internet-based phone and video service in May. Skype’s shutdown comes 14 years after Microsoft bought the service for $8.5 billion in cash.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype: What other technologies have become obsolete?
From Blackberries to floppy disks and MP3 players, Sky News looks at software and hardware that were once ubiquitous but are now obsolete.
Microsoft announces Skype will close in May
Skype, the video-calling service that had hundreds of millions of users, is closing in May, its owner Microsoft has said. It was once one of the world's most popular websites and allowed people to make voice calls via their computers to friends and family all over the globe for free.
Skype is dying soon. Here’s how to migrate to Teams (or pick another app)
Microsoft is officially discontinuing the Skype messaging service on May 5, 2025. Apparently, there wasn’t enough user interest to keep the once-iconic video call app alive. If you’re one of the dwindling few who still uses Skype in 2025,
The last days of Skype: Time to switch to Teams - or say goodbye
As the sun slowly sets Skype, some two decades after it started a revolution in online communication, owner Microsoft is pointing the way to its remaining loyal users: Teams. The tech company wants to make it as easy as possible to switch over to its business-oriented communication platform and says it's working on a way to let people use their
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Microsoft is rolling out SMS texting for Teams Phone with Calling Plan
After many years of asking for it, Microsoft Teams users will finally be able to send SMS texts on Teams phones with a new ...
Popular technology service shutting down in May: Here’s the replacement
Skype, internet-based phone and video service that soared to popularity in the 2000s, is shutting down. Microsoft, Skype’s parent company, announced the news on X, saying the service will “no longer ...
Microsoft is shutting down phone and video service used by millions
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Microsoft has announced it will soon shut down Skype -- the free voice and video app that was once a popular means for making calls, sending messages and sharing files.
Why Microsoft is killing off Skype and sending it to the tech graveyard
Skype was a vestige of the early-2000s tech boom and bust, and its current users will be transitioned over to free accounts ...
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Microsoft to shut down Skype after two decades
"Skype has been an integral part of shaping modern communications and supporting countless meaningful moments, and we are ...